Northwestern College, Iowa NWCommons The Beacon, 2018-2019 The Beacon student newspaper 11-2-2018 The Beacon, November 2, 2018 Beacon Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://nwcommons.nwciowa.edu/beacon2018 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The Beacon student newspaper at NWCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Beacon, 2018-2019 by an authorized administrator of NWCommons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. BEACONNORTHWESTERN COLLEGE November 2, 2018 Volume 92 - Issue 5 Student breaks men’s scoring record TYLER LIMMER SECURES RECORD WITH A TOTAL OF 49 GOALS IN 4 YEARS CONNOR TUPPER EXERCISE SIENCE Senior striker Tyler Limmer became the highest scoring player to ever wear a Red Raider men’s soccer jersey on Oct. 3. The previous record was held by Pat- rick Dirkse, who scored 48 goals between 1999-2002. Limmer went into the game against Briar Cliff with 47 goals, needing just one to tie the record but he had other plans. The Raiders went down 1-0 early as Briar Cliff be- gan the game pressing high on the field, but the lead did not last long as Limmer was able to collect a second ball and punish Briar Cliff by scoring off a deflection that lobbed the ball over the outstretched Charger keeper, tying the game at 1-1. Equaling the goal scoring record was not good enough as the Raiders needed a stroke of brilliance from its star forward, which he produced just after halftime. The Raiders caused a turnover deep in the Briar Cliff half where Limmer controlled the ball on his left foot at the top of the box and placed it in the bottom right corner. His second goal of the game put his team up 2-1 and put his name at the top of the record books for NW. Though Briar Cliff was able to get a late goal, causing the game to end 2-2, a poor result would not overshadow Limmer’s record-breaking performance capping off four straight seasons of seemingly endless goals finished by the greatest player to every play for NW. PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 Limmer scored 10 goals in 2018, 15 goals in 2017, 13 goals in 2016 and 11 goals in 2015, Prof’s story a testament to God’s guidance CLARK NEVER IMAGINED time in his life, he was clear to let God TEACHING AT COLLEGE LEVEL have the control in finding his spouse and future career. KELSEY EPP During an unemployment spell after SPANISH his move to Chicago, he decided to attend a Canadian Bible conference with his Every wild adventure in professor grandfather. There he met his wife-to-be. Rick Clark’s life is a testament to his ded- “The best thing I did was turn that ication to following God’s will and God’s over to God,” he said, and they have been faithfulness to guide him along the way. married for 42 years. Clark’s story began in Quito, Ecua- Clark’s expectation had been to grad- dor. His parents were missionaries and uate with a degree in communications ran the Christian radio station started by and return to the radio station as a mis- his grandfather. Growing up among the sionary. His plan changed along the way Ecuadorian children cultivated in him a when he decided to pursue a teaching cer- passion for the country’s people and cul- tificate as a way to be more useful on the ture as well as bringing about a native flu- mission field. ency in Spanish. In the midst of a tough inner city From as early as he can remember, student teaching experience in Chicago, the core of his family was anchored in a Clark discovered his God-given talent in real faith in Christ. the classroom. “I can remember my grandpa pray- After studying English and commu- ing, ‘God we’ve got this light bill that’s nications, Clark had imagined a career $362.14 and we can’t pay it because we’ve tied to those subjects. got no money in the mission account,’” he However, upon finding out that Clark recalled. “And the next day there would be was fluent in Spanish, his first employer a check in the mail that was for $362.14.” offered him a job that included teaching Clark firmly believes God is real and multiple Spanish classes. This led Clark moving in everyday life. into a full career as a Spanish teacher. After secondary school, Clark moved to the US to start college and avoid being PHOTO BY: KELSEY LANG drafted into the Ecuadorian army. In that CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 Professor Rick Clark plans to retire at the end of the 2018/19 school year. beacon.nwciowa.edu 2|First Man 4|Prayer Group 7|Football Northwestern College - Beacon INSIDE 3|Connection Event 5|Genesis House 8|Leadership Event @NWC_Beacon ARTS & CULTURE 2 “First Man” soars high in box office MOVIE REVIEW OSCAR WORTHY fected his home life. who is trying to be pres- acters’ faces. Also, the spe- PERFORMANCES The story spans al- ent in his family life, yet is cial effects are out of this most the entire decade of also using his work to es- world. I’ve never person- LIZZY JOHNSTON the 1960s (yet Claire Foy, cape from his world (both ally been to the moon or PUBLIC RELATIONS who plays Armstrong’s literally and figuratively.) space, but the effects look wife Janet, surprisingly As the movie progresses, perfect. Do you know Neil never gets a different hair- he gets further and further The movie clocks in Armstrong? Of course you cut), beginning in 1961 from the people he loves at over two hours, and know him as the first man and ending with the moon and puts up more walls the story does drag on. to ever walk on the moon, landing in 1969. Early around him as his fellow All the scenes are long, but do you actually know in his astronaut career, astronauts and friends are and the movie could have anything else about him? Armstrong’s daughter killed. Foy plays a wom- been shortened to make About his life? About his Karen died of a brain tu- an trying to connect with the plot go a little quicker. family? About what he was mor when she was 2 years her husband and hold her The journey to the moon like? old. The movie shows how family together; she ex- — which should be the cli- Damien Chazelle’s haunted Armstrong is by presses frustration, exas- max of the movie — was new movie “First Man” this death, and how the peration and support very slow and took a long time. sets out to educate audi- event impacted all areas well (I also love how she The redeeming part of the ences about a man we all of his life, whether in his yells at men a lot). slow Apollo 11 journey know, yet know nothing role as an astronaut, hus- Speaking of Os- is the music, which gets about. And Ryan Gosling band or father of two boys. car-worthy, this movie more intense to build up happens to play that man. This helps to humanize will definitely be in the to the landing. It’s clear from the first Armstrong; he was just race this season. The cin- Overall, the movie few scenes that this story an ordinary man who did ematography is beautiful is solid. The story shows is not going to focus pri- something extraordinary. — the picture throughout much about the character marily on the moon land- This movie does a lot the film is grainy and satu- of Armstrong and just how ing — after all, the movie of things right. For start- rated, just like how a cam- much work, pain and sac- is called “First Man.” Cha- ers, the performances by era in the 1960s would be. rifice went into taking the zelle explores the family Gosling and Foy are defi- There’s also a documenta- first step on the moon. life of Armstrong and how nitely Oscar worthy. Gos- ry feel throughout, as the his work and journeys to ling does an excellent job camera is shaky and does space as an astronaut af- portraying a troubled man a lot of zooming to char- PHOTO COURTSEY OF GOOGLE IMAGES Kurt Vile releases album “Bottle It In” MUSIC REVIEW ALBULM’S MUSIC song on Bottle It In is good. make it more than that. INCONSISTENT However, the songs that are Then the song “Mutinies” great have to be sought out, arrives with little excite- MATTHEW FROHWEIN which is not a good thing. ment to be had. Thankful- ECONOMICS Immediately following ly, “Come Again” arrives “Loading Zones” is the me- to remind us of the talents Kurt Vile has been andering and monotonous Vile has. crafting lo-fi delights for “Hysteria” and the under- I think the reason I a while, but his delve into whelming “Yeah Bones,” adore “Come Again” so psychedelia in his 2013 but then Vile hits absolute much is how dense it is album Wakin on a Pret- gold. musically. All the elements ty Daze was an excellent Three songs in a row come together beautiful- change of pace for the then are absolutely sublime: ly. From the banjo to the 33-year-old singer-song- “Bassackwards,” “One twinkling guitars and harsh writer. Trick Ponies” and a cover noise halfway through, So now, with his sev- of T.G.